See also: 南嶺 and 岭南

Chinese edit

mountain range south
trad. (嶺南)
simp. (岭南)
anagram 南嶺南岭
 
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Etymology edit

"South of the mountain range":

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嶺南

  1. Lingnan (the area of China south of the Nanling Mountains, covering the modern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan as well as modern northern Vietnam)
  2. Yeongnam (an area equivalent to modern southeastern South Korea, synonymous with 慶尚道庆尚道 (“Gyeongsang Province”), one of the traditional Eight Provinces of Korea)

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Hanja in this term

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嶺南 (Yeongnam) (hangeul 영남)

  1. Hanja form? of 영남 (Yeongnam).

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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嶺南

  1. chữ Hán form of Lĩnh Nam (Lingnan).